Southdale Library opened in 1973 and was the second library built in the City of Edina. When it opened, the library offered a new level of library service in suburban Hennepin County because of its large collection of reference and popular materials. Located at 7001 York Avenue South, Edina, Minnesota, the library is part of a larger complex that houses district courts and a Hennepin County service center.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Southdale Library opened in 1973 and was the second library built in the City of Edina. When it opened, the library offered a new level of library service in suburban Hennepin County because of its large collection of reference and popular materials. Located at 7001 York Avenue South, Edina, Minnesota, the library is part of a larger complex that houses district courts and a Hennepin County service center.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Southdale Library opened in 1973 and was the second library built in the City of Edina. When it opened, the library offered a new level of library service in suburban Hennepin County because of its large collection of reference and popular materials. Located at 7001 York Avenue South, Edina, Minnesota, the library is part of a larger complex that houses district courts and a Hennepin County service center.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
This branch of the Minneapolis Public Library opened in the Citizen's Aid Building in 1927 to provide resources to the workers in that building, which were mainly related to social work, child welfare, public health and crime prevention.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Ridgedale Library opened in 1982 and serves the City of Minnetonka and surrounding communities. It is also home to Hennepin County Library system headquarters. The library underwent a major renovation in 1997-99, reopening in its current location on Ridgedale Drive. This image is of the library before the renovation.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The first branch of the Minneapolis Public Library to serve the northeast Minneapolis community was established in 1913 in the Sheridan High School building, shown here at Broadway and University Avenue Northeast. Branch services later moved to the Logan Park fieldhouse, and eventually became the Pierre Bottineau branch.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Roosevelt branch of the Minneapolis Public Library, at 4026 Twenty-eighth Avenue South, opened in 1927 and wasadded to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Library service to the Rogers area dates back to the 1950s and a book station in Ahlstrom's Hardware Store. The book station held 400 volumes. The Hennepin County Library bookmobile served area residents in 1970-80. In 1980, the first free-standing library in Rogers opened at 21300 John Milless Drive.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Library service to the Rogers area dates back to the 1950s and a book station in Ahlstrom's Hardware Store. The book station held 400 volumes. The Hennepin County Library bookmobile served area residents in 1970-80. In 1980, the first free-standing library in Rogers opened at 21300 John Milless Drive.�
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Library service to the Rogers area dates back to the 1950s and a book station in Ahlstrom's Hardware Store. The book station held 400 volumes. The Hennepin County Library bookmobile served area residents in 1970-80. In 1980, the first free-standing library in Rogers opened at 21300 John Milless Drive.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Library service to the Rogers area dates back to the 1950s and a book station in Ahlstrom's Hardware Store. The book station held 400 volumes. The Hennepin County Library bookmobile served area residents in 1970-80. In 1980, the first free-standing library in Rogers opened at 21300 John Milless Drive.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Library service to the Rogers area dates back to the 1950s and a book station in Ahlstrom's Hardware Store. The book station held 400 volumes. The Hennepin County Library bookmobile served area residents in 1970-80. In 1980, the first free-standing library in Rogers opened at 21300 John Milless Drive.�
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior view of the Rockford Road branch of Hennepin County Library at 6401 42nd Avenue North, Crystal, Minnesota. Rockford Road Library opened in 1972 and was renovated in 2013. It serves the cities of Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale. For several decades prior to 1972, library service was provided to area residents out of various locations in the community. The library is named for one of the most historic roads in Hennepin County.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Children's area of the Rockford Road branch of Hennepin County Library at 6401 42nd Avenue North, Crystal, Minnesota. Rockford Road Library opened in 1972 and was renovated in 2013. It serves the cities of Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale. For several decades prior to 1972, library service was provided to area residents out of various locations in the community. The library is named for one of the most historic roads in Hennepin County.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Rockford Road Library opened in 1972 and was renovated in 2013. It serves the cities of Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale. For several decades prior to 1972, library service was provided to area residents out of various locations in the community. The library is named for an East-West road in Hennepin County.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Rockford Road Library opened in 1972 and was renovated in 2013. It serves the cities of Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale. For several decades prior to 1972, library service was provided to area residents out of various locations in the community. The library is named for an East-West road in Hennepin County.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Rockford Road Library opened in 1972 and was renovated in 2013. It serves the cities of Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale. For several decades prior to 1972, library service was provided to area residents out of various locations in the community. The library is named for an East-West road in Hennepin County.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Rockford Road Library opened in 1972 and was renovated in 2013. It serves the cities of Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale. For several decades prior to 1972, library service was provided to area residents out of various locations in the community. The library is named for an East-West road in Hennepin County.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior view of the Robbinsdale branch of the Hennepin County Library, located at 4915 42nd Avenue North. Robbinsdale library patrons are now served by the Rockford Road Library in Crystal, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
This building used to house the Robbinsdale Community Library, a branch of the Hennepin County Library. Built in 1925 by the Robbinsdale Library Club on Rockford Road, now known as 42nd Avenue North, it now houses the Robbinsdale Historical Society and Robbin Gallery
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Ridgedale Library opened in 1982 and serves the City of Minnetonka and surrounding communities. It is also home to Hennepin County Library system headquarters. The library underwent a major renovation in 1997-99, reopening in its current location on Ridgedale Drive. This image is of the library before the renovation.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Ridgedale Library opened in 1982 and serves the City of Minnetonka and surrounding communities. It is also home to Hennepin County Library system headquarters. The library underwent a major renovation in 1997-99, reopening in its current location on Ridgedale Drive. This image is of the library before the renovation.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Ridgedale Library opened in 1982 and serves the City of Minnetonka and surrounding communities. It is also home to Hennepin County Library system headquarters. The library underwent a major renovation in 1997-99, reopening in its current location on Ridgedale Drive. This image is of the library before the renovation.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Ridgedale Library opened in 1982 and serves the City of Minnetonka and surrounding communities. It is also home to Hennepin County Library system headquarters. The library underwent a major renovation in 1997-99, reopening in its current location on Ridgedale Drive. This image is of the library before the renovation.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Ridgedale Library opened in 1982 and serves the City of Minnetonka and surrounding communities. It is also home to Hennepin County Library system headquarters. The library underwent a major renovation in 1997-99, reopening in its current location on Ridgedale Drive. This image is of the library before the renovation.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
This is the Reading Room, on the second floor of the library, looking from the east toward the west. The room is in the very early stages of interior work.
This photograph shows the then-Periodical Room (now known as the Nicholson Information Commons) completed without interior furnishings. The floor is tiled with cork. The ceiling has been painted and decorated. The door connects to the James J. Hill Reference Library.
Exterior view of the Penn Lake branch of Hennepin County Library, 8800 Penn Avenue South, Bloomington, Minnesota. Nestled between large pine and oak trees, Penn Lake Library opened in 1970. It was the first free-standing library built in the City of Bloomington. The library was renovated in 2003. In the decades before 1970, the library operated out of various locations in the community including Bloomington Schools Administration Building (1954-57) and Lincoln High School (1957-62).
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior view of the Penn Lake branch of Hennepin County Library, 8800 Penn Avenue South, Bloomington, Minnesota. Nestled between large pine and oak trees, Penn Lake Library opened in 1970. It was the first free-standing library built in the City of Bloomington. The library was renovated in 2003. In the decades before 1970, the library operated out of various locations in the community including Bloomington Schools Administration Building (1954-57) and Lincoln High School (1957-62).
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior view of the Penn Lake branch of Hennepin County Library, 8800 Penn Avenue South, Bloomington, Minnesota. Nestled between large pine and oak trees, Penn Lake Library opened in 1970. It was the first free-standing library built in the City of Bloomington. The library was renovated in 2003. In the decades before 1970, the library operated out of various locations in the community including Bloomington Schools Administration Building (1954-57) and Lincoln High School (1957-62).
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior view of the Penn Lake branch of Hennepin County Library, 8800 Penn Avenue South, Bloomington, Minnesota. Nestled between large pine and oak trees, Penn Lake Library opened in 1970. It was the first free-standing library built in the City of Bloomington. The library was renovated in 2003. In the decades before 1970, the library operated out of various locations in the community including Bloomington Schools Administration Building (1954-57) and Lincoln High School (1957-62).
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior view of the Penn Lake branch of Hennepin County Library, 8800 Penn Avenue South, Bloomington, Minnesota. Nestled between large pine and oak trees, Penn Lake Library opened in 1970. It was the first free-standing library built in the City of Bloomington. The library was renovated in 2003. In the decades before 1970, the library operated out of various locations in the community including Bloomington Schools Administration Building (1954-57) and Lincoln High School (1957-62).
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Oxboro Library was the second free-standing library built in the City of Bloomington. It serves Bloomington- and Richfield-area residents, and is named for the historic neighborhood in which it is located. The library sits on land farmed by the Erasmus Biscof family from 1912 to the early 1970s. It opened in 1975 and was renovated in 2004.�
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Oxboro Library was the second free-standing library built in the City of Bloomington. It serves Bloomington- and Richfield-area residents, and is named for the historic neighborhood in which it is located. The library sits on land farmed by the Erasmus Biscof family from 1912 to the early 1970s. It opened in 1975 and was renovated in 2004.�
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Oxboro Library was the second free-standing library built in the City of Bloomington. It serves Bloomington- and Richfield-area residents, and is named for the historic neighborhood in which it is located. The library sits on land farmed by the Erasmus Biscof family from 1912 to the early 1970s. It opened in 1975 and was renovated in 2004.�
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The front entrance of the building housing the Osseo Public Library. The first library in the Osseo community opened in 1922 in the Commercial Club Room on the upper floor of the Hovorka drugstore. Over the next several years, the library moved to the local Town Hall, a space in the village s former jail, the Masonic building, and finally to its current location in Osseo City Hall at 415 Central Avenue.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The first library in the Osseo community opened in 1922 in the Commercial Club Room on the upper floor of the Hovorka drugstore. Over the next several years, the library moved to the local Town Hall, a space in the village�s former jail, the Masonic building, and finally to its current location in Osseo City Hall.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Ethel Berry stands next to the open side of an early Hennepin County Library bookmobile. A delivery box used to transport materials between library branches sits in the foreground.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior of the North branch of Minneapolis Public Library. This building, at 1834 Emerson Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minnesota, was designed by architect Frederick Corser and served the north Minneapolis community from 1893 to 1977.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Interior of the North branch of Minneapolis Public Library, showing Miss Irene Newman at the circulation desk. This building, at 1834 Emerson Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minnesota, was designed by architect Frederick Corser and served the north Minneapolis community from 1893 to 1977.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Patrons and staff at the circulation desk of the North branch of Minneapolis Public Library. This building, at 1834 Emerson Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minnesota, was designed by architect Frederick Corser and served the north Minneapolis community from 1893 to 1977.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library